Star Control: Origins
- Developer
- Stardock
- Publisher
- Stardock
- Released
- 20 September 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £17.75
Platforms: PC
Genres: role playing rpg , simulator , strategy , adventure , indie
Star Control: Origins is a science fiction action-adventure game that combines planetary exploration, diplomacy with alien races, and one-on-one ship-to-ship space battles. Players captain a starship, sending a lander to survey planets, gather resources, and examine artifacts, then spending those resources on new technologies, weapons, upgrades, and ships from other races. The top-down Fleet Battles pit two vessels against each other and can be played against the AI or in multiplayer. It is considered part of the Star Control series but takes place in a separate universe from the original games.
Best gaming PC for Star Control: Origins in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Star Control: Origins today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Stardock on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Dual Core Intel or AMD processor | Quad-core Intel or AMD processor |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Intel Integrated 520 or equivalent | Video card with 2GB of video memory |
| Storage | 26 GB | 26 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Star Control: Origins?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Quad-core Intel and your GPU is at or above Video card with 2GB of video memory, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.